1963 · drama · thriller
Le Petit Soldat (1963)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard1h 27m1963
Despite his lack of political convictions, photojournalist Bruno Forestier is roped into a paramilitary group waging a shadow war in Geneva against the Algerian independence movement.
Our read: Le Petit Soldat (1963) (1963) reads as a heavy, steady, inventive drama · thriller entry — measured in intensity, mid-stakes in scope, cold in temperature, nihilistic in outlook, with a strong directorial signature.
Heavy, steady, measured drama / thriller, inventive in texture. Nihilistic, mid-stakes, cold.
- heavy
- intense
- bleak
- cold
- signature
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